I agree with you that 'pure photography' doesn't need all those things. The Leica Ms are the closest digital cameras I know of that come close to so-called pure photography, but even they still have too much clutter.
B > On 5 Nov 2013, at 20:40, "Dario Bonazza" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also wrote 'for being the camera it pretends to be', i.e. pure photography > (whatever that mean). > I think pure photography does not need customizable function buttons, program > modes, multi-pattern metering, two different ways for setting shutter speeds, > front & rear dials, multiple drive modes, live view, info mode, extra button > for activating AF... AF? Is that truly needed? What about about bracketing? > I think pure photography can hardly mean the most sophisticated analog camera > ever made. > I think of pure photography in terms of an MX with a LCD on the back and very > little more. I understand that others can think of the Df as pure photography. > Pity it lacks some basic characteristics of classic SLR's, such as 0.95x > viewfinder and split image. > In other words, I see the Df as a disguised modern DSLR pretending to be a > classic reborn. > Dario > > -----Messaggio originale----- From: Bob W > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 9:15 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Nikon Df > > It doesn't look very complicated to me. The dials on the top are what you'd > see on a high-end late pre-electronics era camera. The buttons on the back > are what you need to use a digital camera. Seems like quite a rational layout > to me. > > B > >> On 5 Nov 2013, at 14:21, "Dario Bonazza" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Am I the only one thinking the Df is way too complicated for being the >> camera it pretends to be? >> Dario > >>>>> >>>>> http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/ >>>>> >>>>> In my opinion, that is a pretty sweet looking camera, especially in >>>>> silver. Maybe the rumors of an LX-style Pentax camera aren't too far >>>>> off? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
